Toasted coconut chocolate bar
Award winning bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has added a new Milk Chocolate Toasted Coconut variant to its growing range of Fair for Life bars.
Award winning chocolate
Host Nigel Barden presented the Gold winners of the 2015 Academy of Chocolate Awards at a sparkling awards party at Fortnum and Mason in London. There were additional awards for exceptional entrants: Bertil Akesson was awarded the coveted Golden Bean for his outstanding Åkesson’s 75% Criollo Cocoa Madagascar; Chika Watanabe was chosen as Best Newcomer […]
AoC award winners announced
The Academy of Chocolate Awards, taking place for the seventh time, will be held on Thursday 23 April at Fortnum & Mason in London. This year’s awards attracted more than 500 entried. As a result more judges were involved in the jury panel and the judging, which took place at Westminster Kingsway College, and was […]
What price chocolate?
Susannah Millen reports on the Academy of Chocolate Conference, which was held at The Royal Automobile Club in London’s Pall Mall in October.
Single serve chocolate drink
This autumn sees the launch of the perfect stocking filler for Christmas – Hans Sloane’s handmade single serve Christmas Bauble and Cocoa Pod, each filled with chocolate beads, which are shaken before popping the bauble/pod into a cup and adding hot milk or water. Sir Hans Sloane was a chocolate pioneer. In the late 17th century, […]
Two new ‘holiday’ bars
After recently being tipped as a future food trend by William Sitwell in the Times, Madagascan ‘Fair for Life’ chocolate brand Madécasse is looking to take advantage with the launch of two new ‘holiday’ variants – Winter Spice and Peppermint – in time for the festive season. Made with heirloom cocoa from Madagascar, which meets […]
Salted almond chocolate line
Madagascan chocolate brand Madécasse has added a Salted Almond variant as it continues to see interest and sales grow in the UK. Made with one of Madagascar’s rare heirloom cocoa varieties, the Salted Almond bar features dark chocolate that’s sprinkled with roasted almond nibs and sea salt. The unique, single-origin chocolate bars are made in […]
Story teller
Having been impressed by the flavour and packaging of this Lithuanian chocolate brand at last years Salon du Chocolat show in London, Susannah Millen caught up with the founder of Chocolate Naïve, Domantas Uzpalis, to find out more.
Toasted coconut chocolate
Madagascan chocolate brand, Madécasse, is launching its new Toasted Coconut flavor chocolate. The ‘Fair for Life’ single-origin chocolate bars are made using Madagascan cocoa and lightly toasted coconut bits. The Madécasse Toasted Coconut uses 70% Madagascan dark chocolate. The new chocolate bars contain no artificial additives or preservatives. The bars will be distributed by Bespoke […]
A midwinter night’s dream
La Maison du Chocolat has unveiled its new Christmas collection. A Midwinter Night’s Dream, created by Nicolas Cloiseau, master chef at La Maison du Chocolat, conjures up images of dashing reindeer and magical dreams of Christmas with his stunning hand-made pieces and beautiful coffrets. Cloiseau is passionate about gourmandise and elegance. Chocolate has always been […]
Chocolate brand rolls out distinctive new flavours
Madagascan chocolate brand Madécasse is targeting the UK multiple and independent sectors after rolling out its four-strong bar range made up of distinctive flavours – Arabica Coffee, Cinnamon & Sakay, Sea Salt & Nibs and Pink Pepper & Citrus. The single-origin chocolate bars are made in small batches using the finest organic Madagascan cocoa and […]
Harlequins inspire Easter range
The Easter range from Marc Demarquette has taken inspiration from the colourful Harlequins. From giant two-toned Easter eggs encrusted in mini-eggs to brightly coloured boxes filled with Harlequin eggs, each creation is hand made in London with great tasting and ethically sourced pure chocolate. Harlequin chocolate Easter eggs The vivid two toned hand painted chocolate […]
Madagascan vanilla is the magic ingredient
Eat Natural have introduced a new bar to see in the Spring – a bar packed full of big juicy hazelnuts, deeply rich Madagascan vanilla, and wonderfully fruity, sweet apricots. Harriet Gregory, who looks after new products at the Eat Natural Makery and who developed the recipes herself, says, “These ingredients were such a joy […]